Bring smiles to the faces of residents at Royal Ottawa Place! Your generous contribution will enable us to charter a wheelchair-accessible bus with a dedicated driver for delightful outings, making every season special and brightening their days.

Care for a patient with a personalized selection of necessities and gifts delivered throughout their journey -- every step of the way -- at The Royal. This gift greatly helps a person recovering and healing from trauma or other mental health related needs and has a tremendous impact on the outcome of their care.

Your donation will help fund a youth-nominated support team (YNST) for a young person who is at-risk of dying by suicide. This ground-breaking suicide prevention program connects vulnerable youth transitioning out of hospital with a team of supportive adults, such as family members or teachers, to provide guidance and stability. By buying this gift, you'll help ensure a young person has access to this life-saving program, providing them the critical support they need on their mental health journey.

Make a positive impact on the lives of young individuals aged 16 to 24 as they navigate the critical transition from youth to adult services. Your contribution will provide these young adults with a memorable and empowering experience at The Early Interventional Program Summer Camp, boosting their self-esteem and self-awareness. Your gift will promote healthy choices and lifestyles through engaging educational games and activities like dragon boat lessons, escape room sessions, and much more, in a supportive group setting.

Help one mental health care worker receive specialized training to better support patients with complex mental health conditions, such as treatment-resistant depression and schizophrenia. Your gift will fund essential skills training for a dedicated nurse, social worker, or therapist, enabling them to provide more personalized and effective care. This support helps reduce burnout, boosts confidence, and improves outcomes for patients, ensuring a higher standard of mental health care in our community.

You have the power to give the gift of staying connected! It's crucial for patients at The Royal to maintain their relationships and feel the support of loved ones during their stay. Your generous donation will provide patients with tablets, enabling them to stay in touch with family and friends throughout their recovery journey, ensuring no one feels alone during their healing process.

Create joyful therapeutic experiences for elderly patients living with dementia. Your gift will provide an immersive and interactive experience through the evidence-based Tovertafel game, which helps reduce apathy, tension, and restlessness while fostering social interaction. The games encourage gentle movement and promote cognitive and sensory stimulation, enhancing well-being and relationships with family and care staff. Your donation supports access to this therapeutic activity for a patient, making their life brighter and more engaged.

Help a patient with a severe and complex mental illness access healthy food with a grocery store card. Access to nutritious food is vital for recovery and well-being, but it can also be a challenge for patients living on limited means. Your gift will help ensure that an individual receives the groceries they need to stay healthy and focus on their treatment, empowering them to build a more stable and hopeful future.

Nurture the spirit of home and recovery for young individuals battling mental illness in The Royal's Youth Inpatient Unit. Our kitchen is a vital space for them to learn essential life and recovery skills, using everyday appliances and kitchen tools. Occupational therapists guide these patients in planning and preparing simple and healthy recipes, empowering them for independent cooking in the future. Your generosity will provide the cooking supplies one young person needs to embark on a culinary journey towards a brighter future.

Help patients express their emotions and reduce stress today by sending them the gift of creativity. Your donation will provide patients materials, like sketchbooks, paint, and canvases they can use to express emotions and heal by creating art.

Some patients arrive at The Royal with nothing. Your gift will provide essential necessities to patients, allowing them to maintain their dignity while receiving life-changing care. With your donation, you will provide items like socks, a toothbrush and toothpaste, menstrual products, deodorant, and other important toiletries to a patient in need.

Provide educational books and resources designed to empower patients, families, and friends in comprehending and tackling psychiatric illnesses and addiction issues. Your donation will aid individuals and their loved ones in understanding and developing coping mechanisms for living with mental health challenges.

Help a patient who has completed treatment for a substance use disorder celebrate their success and start their recovery journey with a recovery kit. Each kit contains tools like calming strips to help them stay calm and focused during moments of stress. Your generosity provides these simple, yet effective, items that can make all the difference as they continue on their journey to wellness.

It's not easy being a new parent. You're thrust into a world where sleep deprivation and uncertainty become the status quo. Your donation will provide support and care for mothers experiencing postpartum depression.

Help sow the seeds of positivity and growth! Providing essential seeds and supplies enables patients at The Royal to cultivate vegetables and flowers in our gardens, while learning valuable skills. Your donation will nurture both the body and spirit of patients through the gift of gardening.

Walking, chair fitness, balance and fall prevention, and hydration programs target client fitness to boost their health and inspire confidence. This gift helps a senior stay physically healthy while receiving the mental health care needed to heal.